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Born in Concepción, Chile
Member since 27.08.2013
Biography
Álvaro Parra grew up in a musical family. His earliest childhood memories include public concert performances by his parents, both pianists, and chamber music rehearsals at home. At the age of six, the only thing he wanted for Christmas was a violin; he knew that he wanted to be a violinist. To achieve this goal, the Chilean studied at the Academy of Music Hanns Eisler Berlin from 1996 to 2001 with Stephan Picard and Michael Mücke. He also attended master classes with Christoph Poppen, Mauricio Fuks, Roman Nodel and Harald Schoneweg. This was followed by fellowships at the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (2001/2002) and at the Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker (2002–2004), where he was a student of Toru Yasunaga and Thomas Timm.
From 2005 to 2008, he taught in his home country as a professor of violin at the Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago de Chile before joining the 1st violins of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Álvaro Parra bridges the gap between South America and Germany as both a soloist and chamber musician. He has given concerts with, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Concepción, amongst others. In Germany, he has performed chamber music partner with artists like Lars Vogt and Julia Fischer. In his free time, he likes to play songs from his homeland on the guitar.
Awards
Premio Victor Tevah 2007
Ensembles of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Philharmonisches Streichensemble
Berlin Philharmonic Virtuosi
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